EL MONTE — El Monte police will screen drivers for sobriety and driver’s licenses at checkpoints Friday and Aug. 29.
The checkpoints will be held at undisclosed times and places within the city, El Monte police officials said in a written statement.
The goal is to both remove impaired drivers from the road, as well as to increase awareness about the dangers of drunken driving and encourage sober designated drivers, officials said.
Traffic volume and weather permitting, all vehicle passing through the checkpoints may be screened, police said.
Funding for the checkpoints is being provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.